title: Seroconversion to human immunodeficiency virus in prison inmates.
abstract: We evaluated the prevalence and incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in 3,837 inmates of a state prison system. Ninety-two (2.4 percent) were HIV-seropositive. The highest proportion of HIV-seropositive inmates was found among Blacks (5.4 percent), females, and those 30 years of age or older. HIV-seropositivity of entering inmates was also 2.4 percent and was unchanged over the three years of the study. Seroconversion occurred in two inmates while in prison, a rate of one conversion per 604 person-years, but HIV infection could have occurred before entry. Seroconversion to HIV was rare in inmates in this correctional facility.
authors.affiliation: AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Horsburgh
authors.forename: J Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Jarvis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McArther
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ignacio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D015153:Blotting, Western; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009505:Nevada / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011329:Prisoners